The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-10-13

For the murder of Cham All Chuck, five
years ago. De Sare Bo, Chinaman was
hanged in the jail at San Francisco Cali
fOrnia.
Ben r. Keargans deputy sheriff Of Harris
county, Texas, shot and killed John Aillin-
ger, of the firm of NJ Millinger u Bro, one
OF the leading business concerns OF Houston.
The shooting resulted over . grocery bill
Of SO. The inquest failed to show that
Millinger was armed.
At Chattanooga, Tenn, . jury found
negro culprit guilty Of larceny and senten-
ced him to five years in the penitentiary.
The man cried out. sGOd knows am innO-
cent" and plunged o pocket-knife into his
throat, the blood squirting into the jury
box, and in 30 minutes he was dead.
At Chicago, John Sullivan. had a
difficulty with his son and other boys in
which he was severely beaten. He went
into his house and emptied . double
barreled shot gun into the crowd OF
children which had gathered around the
boys, wounding about dozen Of them but
none severely. Sullivan was promptly
arrested.
A dispatch from Kansas City, gives the
news Of an attempt to shoot Gov. Martin,
at Atchison, Kan. The Governor was
walking home with friend and was &C
costed by John NJ. Reynolds, an editor,
who made use Of vile language. Martin
remonstrated, when the fellow drew large
pistol, but ha was seized by q policeman
before he could use it and locked up.
Two deputy sheriffs who went to Nebras-
ka with requisition for AL McMahon, ar
rested for completely in the murder Of
James Easter (colored), near Brunswick,
Tenn, returned to Memphis empty handed.
Gov. Thayer refused to recognize the rec
quisition Of the Tennessee governor. He
made no excuse, simply saying he de-
clined to issue warrant Of extra-dition.
Robbing stage coaches has become 80 en-.
tirely safe an industry in Texas that q
single thief is considered sufficient for Its
prosecution. On Thursday night one man
stopped . coach near Ballingter, plundered
the the whole % pa party % till another stage stag @ came il
sight, when he released the heroic victims
sent them of, and turned his attention "a
the approaching stage, which he also robbed
Fires and Casualties.
Ephraim Howe's distillery at New Yorl
City was destroyed by fire with the loss ol
$2s5,OO0.
Fire in the picture frame establishment
OF P. Reuhl & Co., Of Cincinnati, caused Z
loss OF &25,000.
An electric lineman was killed at the tol
Of pole where he had gone to repair +.
break, at Detroit. Mich.
The late storms upon the lakes produced
many disasters among them the loss Of tn
| tug Orient, of Point Au Peele, Lake Erie
the whole crew Of six persons being lost
Ason of Frank Wood the mower manu-
facturer, aged Is, and his fathers coachmal
were suffocated in an abandoned coal min'
they were exploring at Youngstown, Ohio
| Near Ashland, Pa, three mon and tw'
boys were sqffocated and others oyercom
with gas in the Bost colliery. A pillar CAV
way, bringing with it large amount Q
gas.
A fire at Menomonee, Mich, destroye'
the Gerard Lumber dock with . loss OF SIS
OCO, insurance $4,000. It was with Rrea
exerti0n that the fire was confined to thos
limits. It originated from saw mill sparks
At Savannah, Co., fire was discovered i
the hold OF the steamer Naples, loadin
cotton for Liverpool. The hatches wer
battened down and the work OF fioodin
her began. She has ], 100 bales Of cotton o
board, all OF which will be damaged.
The propeller California, from Chicago I
Montreal, laden with corn and porl
! having 3 passengers and q crew Of % We
lost during . gale on Lake Michigan, an
II persons lost their livss. Those save
wefe got ashore on st. Helena island.
Fire broke out at Detroit, Mich, In Il
English Kitchen, cheap lodging hous
OF the Inmates, ono was burned beyon
J third, Charles Peterson, IL in . doubt,